Category Archives: Obituaries

LOS ANGELES — Hugh M. Hefner, who founded Playboy magazine in 1953 and built the company into an iconic brand, will be laid to rest at Westwood Village Memorial Cemetery in a crypt beside Marilyn Monroe, it was reported Sept. 28, one day after his death from natural causes at 91. “Spending eternity next to…

HOLLYWOOD — Flowers were placed on the Walk of Fame star of Adam West, best known for his campy portrayal of Batman in the 1966-68 ABC TV series, Hollywood Walk of Fame officials announced June 10. West died June 9 at his Los Angeles home after a battle with leukemia. He was 88. The flowers…

HOLLYWOOD — If you wanted to hang out with Jerry Brown, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Webb, J.D. Souther or Don Henley and Glenn Frey of the Eagles, Lucy Casado’s Lucy’s El Adobe Cafe across the street from Paramount Pictures in Hollywood was for years the place to be. But the landmark Mexican restaurant was…